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Otto Wahl

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Otto Wahl

Birth
Bad Berleburg, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
18 Sep 1940 (aged 28)
Basildon District, Essex, England
Burial
Cannock, Cannock Chase District, Staffordshire, England Add to Map
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Endgrablage: Block 1 Reihe 10 Grab 389
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A Feldwebel and Flugzeugführer [pilot] serving with 9 Staffel Kampfgeschwader 77, he died on a mission against London when his aircraft (Ju88A-1; wn: 3168; 3Z+FT) was shot down by Hurricanes of 320 Squadron RAF, crashing at Vange Creek, Basildon, Essex. The Beobachter [observer] Gefreiter Hans Buschbeck and the
Bordschütze [air gunner] Gefreiter Paul Lesker also died.

Original burial reported to have taken place on 25 September 1940 in Grave 686 at Eastbrookend Cemetery, Dagenham, Essex.
A Feldwebel and Flugzeugführer [pilot] serving with 9 Staffel Kampfgeschwader 77, he died on a mission against London when his aircraft (Ju88A-1; wn: 3168; 3Z+FT) was shot down by Hurricanes of 320 Squadron RAF, crashing at Vange Creek, Basildon, Essex. The Beobachter [observer] Gefreiter Hans Buschbeck and the
Bordschütze [air gunner] Gefreiter Paul Lesker also died.

Original burial reported to have taken place on 25 September 1940 in Grave 686 at Eastbrookend Cemetery, Dagenham, Essex.

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  • Created by: Forscher
  • Added: May 17, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146615528/otto-wahl: accessed ), memorial page for Otto Wahl (26 Feb 1912–18 Sep 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146615528, citing Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Cannock, Cannock Chase District, Staffordshire, England; Maintained by Forscher (contributor 48551141).